From the outside, France’s soccer federation has for two years represented its sport’s gold standard: champions at the men’s World Cup in Russia in 2018 and host of the most successful women’s championship in history a year later. But inside the federation, current and former officials said, that golden aura has masked at least two years of roiling discontent, including […]

MARCUS RASHFORD has hit back at Boris Johnson after his plan to give out free meals to kids over Christmas was rejected. Rashford has been awarded an MBE for leading a charge towards ending child hunger and poverty in the UK. The Manchester United star forced the government into a U-turn in July, ensuring hungry kids continued to get free […]

MANCHESTER UNITED have spent over £1billion on 36 players since Sir Alex Ferguson and David Gill left the club in 2013. But how many have been a genuine success? As Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reflects on another disappointing window, the issues at the club really do start with a poor recruitment strategy. Here are five successes and failures since Ferguson’s departure… […]

Le’Veon Bell may go from the worst team in the NFL to the best. Bell’s Jets tenure ended with him liking several tweets suggesting the Jets should trade him and that he should have gotten the ball more in the Jets’ loss to the Cardinals. Bell is dropping some more social media breadcrumbs now that he is a free agent. […]

LONDON (REUTERS) – Kenyan Daniel Wanjiru, the 2017 London Marathon winner, has been banned for four years due to an Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) violation, the sport’s independent Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said. Wanjiru, who has denied any wrongdoing, was provisionally suspended in April. His ban was backdated to Dec 9, 2019 and all of the 28-year-old’s results since March […]

The Western Hockey League’s board of governors announced Wednesday that the junior hockey league’s next regular season is scheduled to begin in early 2021. “The WHL is very excited to be opening our WHL regular season on Jan. 8,” Commissioner Ron Robison said in a news release. “The WHL is a world-class development league and we remain fully committed to […]

SPAIN sensation Ansu Fati is outperforming Barcelona legend Lionel Messi at the same age, according to the stats. The 17-year-old wonderkid has a far superior goals per minute ratio than the Argentine superstar had at the same stage of his career. Fati averages a goal every 143.6 minutes compared to Messi's 233 in 2004. Messi had made nine appearances for […]

Fox News Flash top headlines for October 14 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. New York Giants defensive back Logan Ryan feels “sick” over Sunday’s tackle on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott that has sidelined him for the remainder of the season with a serious leg injury Ryan spoke to reporters immediately following the Giants' […]

PREMIER LEAGUE clubs are set to make a £50million bail-out offer to keep League One and Two clubs alive. But there will be NO money available for Championship clubs. And the top flight outfits are also expected to demand the head of English Football League chairman Rick Parry. The majority of Premier League clubs are furious at Parry for conducting […]

New Zealand PULL OUT of international friendly against England at Wembley next month… citing ‘travel and player availability complications’ due to the coronavirus pandemic New Zealand will not travel to England for Wembley friendly on November 12 The All Whites have pulled out, citing coronavirus travel restrictions as reason A large number of the team’s players would have to quarantine […]